Scott and Vicki chose House for an Art Lover for their ceremony and reception because it was so unique and quite contemporary. Vicki said, “We also loved the fact that we could use a different room in the house for each part of the wedding and that the entire house was ours for the day. It was the perfect venue for us and we can’t wait to go there to visit again next time we are home.”

Vicki’s dress was by Mori Lee and was bought in the Glass Slipper in Dunfermline. Vicki wanted classic, simple, and old style Hollywood glamour, she especially loved the back of it.

Vicki took a limo to the venue organised through Platinum Limo, she said, “that meant I could travel together with all of the bridal party – I’d highly recommend it”.

Vicki has her shoes custom made in Hong Kong where they live. Vicki confessed, “I’m a shoe queen and had to have a pair of shoes that I could wear again. They were a brilliant blue/purple (something ‘blue’). Not sure how I managed to not wear them until the wedding day actually…. I wore my Gran’s pearl necklace as a bracelet (something ‘old’ and ‘borrowed’) and my hair piece and earrings were also from Hong Kong. My earrings had jade in them which is a hugely popular in Hong Kong – we’ve been in Hong Kong for over 6 years now and it was important to include a little of Hong Kong in our day. My lace bolero was made for me in Hoi An, Vietnam when we were on holiday there. I sent Scott to the bar across from the tailors so he wouldn’t see it.”

Vicki’s hair was done by LOX Hair Design in Dunfermline and my make up was done by Gillian at Eclipse Beauty Treatments in Inverkeithing, Vicki said, “ they came to my parents house which was great”.  Vicki used Poppy Floral Design. Vicki explained, “I wanted a really simple hand tied bouquet with a pale pink lotus flower in it – it’s a flower I associate so much with my travels in Asia and totally love when it’s in bud form.”

Scott hired his entire kilt outfit from McCalls in Glasgow and chose the Sheriff Muir Jacket with the mandarin collar. He had his shirt tailored in Hong Kong.

Vicki and Scott told us, “ We chose Archibald Photography before we even had a venue or a date for our wedding”. Vicki explained, “ I met Mark at a wedding show and fell in love with his style of photography. Candid shots of your day as it happens, rather than the usual official line up which is not our style at all.” Vicki told us her favourite photograph of the day is the shot of them in the oval room.

They hired their band “Wildcard” through Music for Scotland, “both of which were excellent”, Vicki told us. She further explained, “We were able to go along to a practice session and talk to them to make sure they were right for us. They played songs from pretty much all of our favourite bands mixed with a few golden oldies to keep our parents, aunts and uncles happy! We had a lot of great feedback on the band and they were even happy to let our friend jam with them on the night which was pretty special for us”.

Vicki and Scott’s cake was by Celebration Cakes in Dunoon.  They told them what they liked and they made them an “amazing” chocolate cake.

Vicki and Scott said, “The best thing about our day was having all our friends and family from across the world in the same place at the same time”.

Vicki told us, “There was so much potential for things to go wrong. The volcanic ash and constant airline strikes were a bit stressful for us in the lead up to the wedding. Just in the wedding party alone, we had us flying in from Hong Kong, the best man from Shanghai and one of our bridesmaids from Canada. Thankfully, we all made it and everything went perfectly on the day”.

Vicki was piped in to Highland Cathedral and told us, “Our first dance was ‘Even When I’m Sleeping’ chosen by Scott several years before we got married. We were the only people in the room who knew it and the band had learned it especially for the night”.

Vicki and Scott said, “ It was amazing – we want to do it all over again”!

As Kirsten said “we decided to choose Contact the Elderly as I remembered seeing something about the charity on the BBC Lifeline Appeal a few years before and thinking it was such a great idea.  There are so many isolated older people and I know from personal experience how isolated my gran became after my papa died. I also think that charities for older people are probably donated to less than a lot of other charities as unfortunately in our society they’re not as emotive as e.g. children’s or cancer charities.”

The couple had information on each table telling their guests what they had decided to do and Contact the Elderly keyrings were also on the table for guests to take as a reminder.

You can read more about this story on the Contact the Elderly website

I’ve photographed at this venue many times and I can honestly say that these were the ideal weather conditions to show the drama of the loch. This photograph is often a favourite when I show it to couples about to tie the knot. Everyone tells you to pray for good weather on your wedding day. I suppose it depends on how you look at it. For me this was good weather because it gave me the light to make a beautiful image. No two days are ever the same in Scotland. What a boon to have the fortune to be a photographer here. This photograph is a moment which could never be replicated. It makes me happy I pressed the shutter when I did.

They have opted for a black leather understated but fantastically timeless wedding album to display their favourite shots from their wedding day and below is the finished story of their day: